Man guilty of assault on wife with hot
pot

Ottawa Citizen

A 46-year-old Ottawa man was found guilty of
assault causing bodily harm and criminal
harassment after a judge found him responsible
for bullying and threatening to kill his wife,
court heard Monday.

Jorge Suarez was described as a very
controlling man who intimidated his wife,
Gislaine Rodrigues. Ms. Rodrigues was originally
from Brazil and spoke no English when she
arrived in Ottawa.

The couple were married in 2003, but they
separated in 2005.

Court heard how on March 25, 2005, Ms. Rodrigues
was assaulted by Mr. Suarez with a pot that had
held boiling water. Superior Court Justice Paul
Lalonde found she was intentionally burned on
her hand by her husband.

Ms. Rodrigues was
routinely forced by her husband to use a
flashlight at night in their home, she was not
allowed to shop by herself and could not be
friendly with neighbours, court heard.

Ms. Rodrigues feared for her safety after her
husband warned her that if she didn't obey him,
he would get someone to break her legs.